Should I take Calculus in hs?

Pre-Med & Medical School High School Student Topics
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I am planning on majoring in a science (bio/environmental) and/or psychology after high school. That being said, should I not take calculus in high school? Here are the math classes I have taken so far (mind you, were are on a block schedule):

Freshman Year:
Honors Algebra 2
Honors Geometry

Sophomore Year:
Honors Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry
AP Statistics

Junior year I would either take (AP) Calculus or Personal Finance. If I major in psychology, they say I don’t need Calculus typically. Same with biology/environmental science but I may need to take a couple of calc courses. Should I go take AP Calc, or should I take Personal Finance, which would open up my schedule to take other classes of interest (example: honors psychology, honors earth science, etc.)

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Update: I can also take college algebra at my high school. So would personal finance and college algebra look okay compared to AP calc?

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I would recommend taking calculus, especially if you may apply as a bio major.

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Since you are two grade levels ahead in math, it looks odd if you do not continue on to calculus.

Biology majors usually need calculus for their major. Psychology majors sometimes do.

College algebra is commonly a remedial (for college students) course covering similar material as high school precalculus without trigonometry. Don’t bother.

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You should probably just bite the bullet and take Calculus. You’ll appreciate it more in the future also: on average, high school calc classes are easier than college calc courses, plus I’m sure you would have more access to your teacher than a college professor in a class of 100+